Over the past two years 17 year old daughter has gained about 60-70 lbs. Growing up she was always a healthy weight, however, by the end of her Junior year of high school she had visibly gained quite ...

My daughter is now a sophomore in college and I am very concerned about her weight. Prior to starting college, she had always been a healthy weight and athletic and loved playing sports.
By the end ...

My daughter is 16 and is gaining weight. My wife and I are on board with what needs to be done - and there's a lot to do.
But as to talking to her about her weight, we are at a loss. She's an ultra ...

Is there a reasonably accurate, field-expedient way to weigh a newborn at home?
I don't need the kind of plus-or-minus a few grams accuracy they get at the hospital because I only plan to check every ...

She has been gaining roughly only 1 oz per week for the last 5 weeks. And obviously dropping in the percentile chart. Her total intake of milk (expressed breast milk in bottle) is about 20 oz per 24 ...

Our family hasn't been on any long vacations in over a year (mostly because my wife became pregnant with our third last year). Now I am trying to convince my wife to go on one which entails a 7 hour ...

My child is about 12 months old. He has been weaned from breastfeeding. As of right now, his weight is normal, but he will need to gain more weight eventually. Can I feed him milk, Boost or Horlicks? ...

my LO is now 86 days old and has been exclusively breastfed.
He just had his check up today and now measures as follows:
height: 59cm. 57.5cm two weeks ago.
weight: 5.15 kg (with clothing on, suppose ...

My 14 month old son is allergic to milk, eggs, fish, sunflower oil, and sunflower seeds. He also suffers from acid reflux, and our pediatrician advised us that he needs to gain weight. He only weights ...

I've read contradicting claims about whether you can give skim milk for toddlers over 2, or just low-fat.
In fact, my daughter is two and a half and only 12 kg, so our goal would be to gain weight, ...

My baby boy was 3.780 kg (8.33 pounds) when he was born, and now after a month my wife and I We took him at pediatrician to weigh him and check is everything is ok.
So He is 5.500 (12.12 pounds) now, ...

My 2 year-old seems to have lost her appetite in the last 3 to 4 weeks: she eats very little at meal times (couple of mouthfuls) and definitely much less than she used to. She does not seem to be ill, ...

Is it normal for an infants weight to fluctuate throughout the day or to not increase from one day to another? I have a feeling it is, fluctuation happen and average weight gain per day is an average, ...

Our toddler isn't gaining weight, and our doctor told us to fix it. We stopped breastfeeding and she gained a kilo in just two weeks, but since then (soon two months) she hasn't gained anything again, ...